{
  "id": 15679263,
  "title": "NA session: Achakzai demands govt disclose Afridi’s whereabouts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/na-session-achakzai-demands-govt-disclose-afridis-whereabouts",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T00:10:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445022/na-session-achakzai-demands-govt-disclose-afridis-whereabouts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Pakistan's National Assembly, opposition leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai urged the government to reveal the location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and several other missing individuals, including the KP Assembly Speaker and six PTI members of parliament, who have been gone since October 11. This marked day, referred to as the \"black day\" by Achakzai, prompted the National Assembly's live stream to freeze on YouTube, with PTI lawmakers accusing the government of acting in a manner that feared confrontation with its critics. Concerned about Afridi's life, Achakzai questioned the authorities about the chief minister's whereabouts and demanded that they provide production orders for the six absent PTI members of parliament, asserting that ensuring their presence in parliament is a right, not a concession. The opposition leader warned of potential unrest in Pakistan if his demands for constitutional supremacy, parliamentary sovereignty, and genuine democratic elections were not met.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Monday demanded of the government to immediately disclose the whereabouts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and others who have been missing since the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in the province on October 11. Speaking in National Assembly, the PTI-backed opposition leader demanded the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}